This Halloween, if you have any candy left over, this recipe is just the thing. Of course, just to make sure, maybe you should go ahead and set aside some of that candy. You’re definitely not going to want to pass on these.
I had this recipe set aside for several weeks because I wanted to make them for my daddy’s birthday. Last year, he got this delicious tart, and a wonderful cheesecake the year before that. Are you sensing a theme?
The original recipe also has coconut sprinkled on top along with the candy bars, but I opted to omit that. First of all, I didn’t really think that all this peanut butter and chocolate would benefit from the presence of coconut. Secondly, there are two coconut-haters in our family, making coconut desserts a rare treat for the rest of us.
These are definitely for all of you peanut butter fans out there. From the Nutter Butter crust through the peanut butter filling to the Butterfinger/Reese’s topping, there’s no shortage of peanut butter here.
Ingredients
- 1 16-ounce package Nutter Butter cookies, crushed
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 7 & 1/2 ounces peanut butter cups (about 25 miniature cups), coarsely chopped
- 4 ounces Butterfinger candy bars (about 7 small candy bars), coarsely chopped
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup honey-roasted peanuts
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13″x 9″pan with aluminum foil, allowing it to extend over edges of pan. Grease/spray foil.
Combine crushed cookies and butter. Press mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 6-8 minutes.
Combine condensed milk, peanut butter, and vanilla, stirring until smooth. Set aside.
Sprinkle chopped candy bars, chocolate morsels, and peanuts over crust. Drizzle condensed milk mixture over toppings.
Bake for 25-27 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. Using foil, lift out of pan. Peel foil away, and cut into bars.
Notes
Recipe adapted from My Recipes.
October 24th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Wow! That picture is absolutely mouth-watering! Those sound delicious.
October 24th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I bookmarked this recipe. I’m so tempted to make it soon. Yummy!
October 24th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Note to self: do not read Bake or Break immediately after coming home from the gym! Holy smokes, those look incredible….I will be making them soon!
October 24th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
WOW great stuff… amazing picture… these look amazing!! Nice work
October 24th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Ummm… did you say Butterfinger AND Reese’s?? Yowza! These sound & look awesome.
October 24th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I am getting a toothache just looking at those things
Since I don’t like Butterfingers, I think I might swap in some twix or kitkats. Mix it up a little.
October 24th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
What a tasty idea! Very clever
. I can feel my sweet tooth crying out for this dessert already 
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October 24th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
You’ve done it again, Jennifer! Holy Yum! Gotta have this recipe on hand, with four trick-or-treaters in the house!
October 24th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Oh my gosh, these are FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!
October 24th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Funny how I was not a wrapped-candy fan until some gorgeous, glossy use is found for the contents of the trick or treat basket, like this! Just lovely!
October 24th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
WOW…the ingredients are right up my peanut butter alley! I’m with you, coconut isn’t needed here! I’m adding these to my Christmas goodie list…thanks!
October 24th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Actually, Jim has suggested that we SAVE the Halloween candy we bought and give it to you instead. Of course, he has his own agenda in doing this. We loved these! So good! Thanks for sharing!!!
Sorry Trick-or-Treaters. You will get no Reese’s or Butterfingers at our house! Those will all be going to a higher cause!
October 24th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
That is now on my list of must-tries! Wow!!!
October 24th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Wow, that is amazing! I’ll def being making that with Halloween leftovers!
October 24th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Plus, with all of those monounsaturated peanut fats, we can rest assured that these awesome-looking things are good for our hearts?
October 24th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
This looks INSANE!!! I bought a ton of Halloween candy and we live in an apartment building with only a few kids, so I’m definitely seeing these in our future!!
October 24th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Hmmm, now I know what types of candy bars to buy for Halloween. I will use the leftovers for these bars. Yum! We are so guilty of digging through our kids Halloween buckets for chocolate and leaving them the lollipops and hard candy (shhhh!).
October 24th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
You know you’re killin’ me here…
October 25th, 2008 at 7:48 am
Fellow candy bar dessert lover here! I actually have a cookbook that is devoted to all dessert recipes made w/ our fave candies.
This looks AMAZZZZING!
October 25th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
your photography skills are impeccable! i love this dessert.
October 25th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I’m speechless! I just want to eat these…now!
October 26th, 2008 at 8:48 am
WOW – these look amazing!!! I am bookmarking this one for sure. Yum!!
October 26th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Another wonderful looking peanut butter, chocolate recipe to save for when my grandson comes to visit. Thanks, he is so going to think I am the greatest after baking these.
October 26th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
My oh my, that’s one of the best images you’ve taken! The texture is so clear and rich I want a bite! These are right up my alley and are a Halloween-party must.
October 27th, 2008 at 3:03 am
Great photo – it’s the kind of photo that breaks a million diets!
October 27th, 2008 at 11:53 am
This looks amazing! I will have to make these while I still have candy.
October 27th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
WOW…I printed this and will definitely try it soon! YUMMMMMMMM!!!!
October 27th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Oh my Lord! This looks so good..wonder how long it would keep at my house. 2 minutes or 5 seconds?
October 27th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Can’t wait to gobble these up!! I better go trick or treating to get some candy!
October 27th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Hi,
I made these tonight. Talk about good! The “batter” was also so tasty. I think I should have baked my crust for a minute or so less as it is a little darker than yours but it’s still quite good. Thanks for sharing and I am going to try and take a picture or two to post on my blog.
~ingrid
October 28th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Great photos of these Candy Bar Squares. They make me want to run to the kitchen and whip up a batch right now!
October 28th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Wow…Those look amazing! I think I may be drooling just a little!
October 28th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Did you let the crust cool a little before adding the chopped candy? I didn’t and my candy basically melted. The Reese’s cups weren’t intact as they are in your photos, for example. Still, these are delicious indeed.
October 28th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Life is not fair – why don’t they sell butterfingers here in Australia?! Well, they do, but at hideously exorbitant prices, if you can even find them. That recipe looks too good to be true… I’m going to have to find a way to improvise, and for the Nutter Butter cookies too, but don’t think it’ll quite be the same… enjoy it in all its American candy bar goodness!
October 29th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Kimberly, I didn’t let the crust cool completely. It probably cooled about 10 minutes while I got everything else together. It takes a while to chop all those candy bars!
October 29th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Thanks for the info, Jennifer. I chopped the candy first thing, and I put the it on the crust immediately after taking it out of the oven. My family and friends all LOVED these bars and asked for the recipe. Thanks for sharing!
October 29th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I just made these on Saturday and they were a huge hit! I think they tasted even better on Sunday… yum!
October 29th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Wow these look amazing! I already have the stuff to make these this weekend.
October 29th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Yours look much better than the original recipe. This is the type of recipe I find totally irresistible. Beautiful.
October 29th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
not to keen on peanut butter, but i’d really have to try yours to decide..and then try again and again lol
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October 30th, 2008 at 6:11 am
oh.my.word. yum!
November 1st, 2008 at 6:26 am
I am a pb freak. I must try these too. Wonder if they would work with kit kats? I have so many left over.
I used your pecan pie cupcakes recipe and twisted it around a bit. If you’re ever so inclined come take a look.
November 1st, 2008 at 6:47 am
Just out of curiosity, it looks like there is some white type of chocolate or candy in those photos, what is it? I’m not sure what it what it would be from the recipe…
November 1st, 2008 at 6:07 pm
I made this recipe just this past week. Very tasty. To avoid lapsing into a sweets induced coma, I shared them with some friends. They enjoyed this treat as well.
November 2nd, 2008 at 7:23 am
Thanks, everyone!
Sarah, there isn’t any white chocolate. Just Reese’s, Butterfinger, honey roasted peanuts, and chocolate chips.
November 6th, 2008 at 3:02 am
Mmmmm…. Nice recipe. The images are too good & Beautiful. I love Your Creation.
November 7th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Beautiful, yum. I’m totally making these.
November 7th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
These look incredible but I have a couple of questions. The recipe lists 1 can of condensed milk, but in the directions it says to mix the milk w/the peanut butter. Then later in the recipe it says to drizzle the milk over the coconut.
Do we really need 2 cans of condensed milk if we go by the original recipe? And since you didn’t use the coconut, did you still drizzle the condensed milk? Did I miss something???
Thanks!
November 7th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Oh rats – I totally misread the recipe! No need to reply – I was having a brain freeze.
Now I need to go make these to make myself feel better!
November 8th, 2008 at 9:19 am
These were excellent! I think half the fun of making these was cutting up the candy bars for some reason. These are quite the nostalgic visit to my childhood candy favorites.
November 11th, 2008 at 7:46 am
My mouth waters just looking at the squares. A great idea for left over chocolate bars! Definitely something I will try in the foreseeable future I think!
November 12th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Will you please come over, I need help!
November 12th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
They look truly delicious.
November 13th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Are you OK, Jennifer. Theae were posted on October 24 and today is November 13th. There have been no new posts since October 24th. Just checking to see you are ok.
November 14th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Carole, things have been quite hectic around here. I’ve been working A LOT, and we just got back from a week+ trip to New York. I have some things to post, and hopefully you’ll be seeing them soon. Thanks for your concern!
November 18th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Just made these tonight! Were a huge hit with the college guys I had over. They were beyond sweet but tasty! Next time I will not use the entire can of sweetened condensed milk because it was not drizzled so much as DUMPED due to the insane quantity. Also, I think regular peanuts could be used.
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:10 pm
These look amazing! Along with everything else you make!!!
January 13th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I just made this recipe and the bars are AMAZING!!!! If you like peanut butter you will adore this recipe!!!
August 22nd, 2012 at 1:16 am
Uhhh, I am really happyI have found your blog on pinterest. these squares look amazing!!!